The Hague vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	The Hague	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2199	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5330	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$1365	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$2421	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$532	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$164	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3900	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	548K	449K

The cost of living in The Hague is 33% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 1356th and 59th ($2199 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in the Netherlands and Switzerland, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in The Hague compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. The Hague ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 42nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in The Hague vs Zurich

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	The Hague	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.7	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1365	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1148	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2609	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2068	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5262	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3990	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.16	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.3	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.82	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.23	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.02	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2176	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10346	$29610

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Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717